Nap-raising detergent and disinfectant for worn woolens, serges, and other goods.



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CHARLES A'. MOKINNON, 0E ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSId-NOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO McTAN. CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRI- TORY, A CORPORATION or ARIZONA 'r ERRITORY.

NAP-RAISING DETEBiG-ENT AND DISINFECTANT FOR WORN WOOLENS, SERGES, AND OTHER GOODS. a

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Specification of Lett rs Patent. Application and m 16, 1910. Serial No. 572,260.

Patented May 9,1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. McK n- NON, a citizen of the United States, resldlng at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Nap- Raising Detergent .and Disinfectant for Worn Woolens, Serges, andother Goods, of which the following is a specification.

Y My composition of matter or nap-raislng detergent and disinfectant comprises carbolic acid, preferably commercial (whlte) about ninety-five per cent. pure, and bluestone (crystallized), in the proportions approximately of one ounce of blue-stone to a quart of carbolic acid. The carbollc acld goods, but also an particularly to soften the outer fibers thereof, and the blue-stone serves, when the mixture isapplied on or rubbed into the goods, to catch and pull, without breaking, the softened fibers thereof, thereby raislng the new nap. As the carbolic acid is somewhat injurious to the hands of the operator and not easily handled, water, in approximately the proportion of two and one-half quarts to a quart of carbolic acid, is added, the carbolic acid being thereby diluted or weakened and the mixture rendered less injurious to the hands of the operator. As carbolic-acid and water do not, however, freely mix, approximately one ounce of preferably powdered borax is further added,

ing and the mixture being thereby also saponified, so to speak, and given, to a certain extent, cleaning properties. crease the cleaning propertles To further inof the mixture, q 1S further added for particularly its wellmown property of removing grease and other stains and spots. The blue-stone serves also to neutralize or overcome any over-saponacity or soapiness of the mixture which might prevent or retard the employment of the mixture for ordinary uses or purposes, the resulting mixture or composition ofmatter being just sufliciently sa'ponaceous to be further well adapted for use as a cleaning prepartion particularly for the goods stated. My composition, when made-up or compounded as described, may then be said to consist, to each gallon,

acid and Water then freely mixof the said ingredients in approximately the following proportions: carbolic acid, preferably commercial (white) about ninety-five per cent. pure, one quart; ammonia (aqua), one pint; blue-stone (crystallized), one ounce; borax, preferably powdered, one ounce; and water, two and one-half quarts. To these said ingredients may further be added any suitable dark coloring matter, preferably lamp-black, approximately one hundred and fifty grains; and also, if desired, a proper amount of any suitable sweetsmelling or perfuming matter may be added to give the composition a pleasant odor. These ingredients are thoroughly intermingled, and the mass is afterward preferably strained to remove any sediment. In usin my composition, the same is well rubbed in or upon the goods in any suitable manner, preferably by means of a brush; and I have found that the said ingredients so co-act together to form a composition of matter which will clean, disinfect, and raise a nap on worn Woolens, serges, cheviots, broadcloth, and other similar or analogous goods. By the use of my composition, the said goods are in no way damaged or caused to fade; on

' the contrary, by the use of my composition,

the goods are so thoroughly cleaned, brightened, the original color being preserved, and given a new nap as to present an appearance of newness. This new nap I have found to be fairly lasting; and when the goods again become worn or soiled, they may again be cleaned and given a new nap by my composition, and so on until the said goods are finally worn out from usage.

It might be added that my composition is .particularly adapted for use on dark-colored goods of the kind stated, for it is well known that, while both light and dark colored goods of the kind stated become shiny as the nap thereon wears ofl, yet this shiny condition is not so apparent or noticeable on light-colored goods as it is on dark-colored goods of the kind stated, and my composition by giving the goods or raising thereon a new nap removes this shiny condition without in any way injuring the goods, the said goods afterward presenting, as stated, an appearance of newness.

So far as I am aware, I am the first to prog eer-sea q vide a composition of matter, which will not only clean, but also raise a nap on, worn goods of the kind stated. a

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is:

1. The composition of matter herein described, the same comprising carbolic acid, ammonia, blue-stone, borax, and water; subm stantially as described.

2. The composition of matter herein described, the same comprising carbolic acid, ammonia,blue-stone, borax, and water in ap proximately the following pro ortions: one

quart carbolic acid, one ounce b ue-stone, one pint ammonia,one ounce borax, and two and one-half quarts water; substantially as described. Y

2. The composition of matter herein described, the same comprising commercial carbolic acid one quart, ammonia one pint, crystallized blue-stone one ounce, powdered borax one ounce, and water two and one half quarts; substantiall .as described.

4. The composition 0 matter herein 'described, the same comprising carbolic acid, ammonia, rax, blue-stone, water, andlamp-black; substantial? as described.

5. The composition 0 matter herein described, the same comprising commercial 3o carbolic acid one quart, ammonia (aqua) one pint, c stalliz ed blue-stone one ounce,- powdere borax one ounce, water two and one-half quarts, and lamp-black one hundred and fifty grains; substantially as described.

- In testimony whereof, I haw. signed my name to this specification, in the presence of 'two subscribgigwitnesses.

HARLES A McKINNON. Witnesses:

An'mnn Wmssnneonn, SHEPARD R. Evans. 

